Forrester IT
AUGUST 1, 2018
Apple’s Tim Cook announced stellar earnings yesterday, exceeding analyst estimates but not surprising us at Forrester. We have predicted for a while that Apple was poised to become the world’s first trillion-dollar company (at the moment of this writing, the company’s market cap stands at $982 billion). Apple’s products are outstanding, and its revenue outlook […].
CTOvision
AUGUST 1, 2018
The recent announcement by Amazon AWS of a portable Snowball EC2 compute platform represents a significant advance in hybrid cloud/data center computing. When combined with a Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) super computer and Zero Trust Network, enterprises across a broad range of vertical markets can transform their operational model. 1st Generation Hybrid: Two-Stack Architecture The 1st generation [.].
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Forrester IT
AUGUST 1, 2018
Facebook’s Q2 2018 earnings call was not well received by investors as evidenced by the stock’s 19 percent price drop equating to the largest-ever loss in market value in one day for a US traded company. But if you’re a marketer looking to forecast your spending on social advertising over the next several years, Facebook’s latest […].
CTOvision
AUGUST 1, 2018
The following are some of the cybersecurity topics we are tracking: At DHS Announcement, Pence Blames Russia for 2016 Election Interference, Vows to Tighten Cybersecurity The United States government is preparing a major cybersecurity rehaul to protect key public infrastructure. US Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday the creation of a new center aimed [.].
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Forrester IT
AUGUST 1, 2018
Many retailers today face a stacked deck. Consumers are spending their incomes at the highest rate in decades, but not on the retail staples that have traditionally filled retailers’ coffers. The State of the US Retail Shopper report examines the key personal economic factors responsible for turbulence in the US retail industry while highlighting why […].
The Accidental Successful CIO
AUGUST 1, 2018
In order to lead an IT department, a CIO needs certain skills Image Credit: Gareth Williams. Congratulations on having your company make you the CIO. However, now what? As the person with the CIO job, you are going to have to use your skills to solve a range of challenging technical problems. However, you’re not going to be able to do this by yourself.
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All Things Distributed
AUGUST 1, 2018
A while back I wrote about the Alexa Prize , a university competition where participating teams are creating socialbots focused on advancing computer to human interaction. We are now in year two, heading into the final stretch for 2018 and I thought I would give everyone an update. For those who aren't familiar, Alexa Prize teams use customer feedback to advance several areas of conversational AI, with the grand challenge being a socialbot that can engage coherently for 20 minutes in a fun,
Forrester IT
AUGUST 1, 2018
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in place since May 25. Marketers in all areas of the world have been abuzz about GDPR’s impact and what they need to be doing about it. Forrester published a podcast on it before the regulation went into effect that you can listen to here. […].
Network World
AUGUST 1, 2018
Troy Gill, manager of security research at AppRiver, explains conversation hijacking attacks, or CHAs, with host Steve Ragan, including who is typically targeted and how to prevent them.
Galido
AUGUST 1, 2018
Information Technology Blog - - Best Advice for Starters in Video Production Service - Information Technology Blog. When it comes to starting up any kind of business with the prospects of growth in mind, is that you get to be your own boss. You are in control of all that entails your business in terms of ideas, management, and finances. Even though you may eventually hire people to oversee these aspects, you still are in charge.
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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
ComputerWorld IT Management
AUGUST 1, 2018
Whether you’re a veteran Cloud professional with numerous IT certifications, or you’ve just started your career after earning an A+, it’s always in your best interest to stay up-to-date with the fundamentals. The Complete 2018 CompTIA Certification Training Bundle includes 12 courses covering several CompTIA exams, so you can stay sharp and potentially add another notch to your belt of IT certifications.
Future of CIO
AUGUST 1, 2018
Comparing to the other executive positions, the CIO role continues to be shaken up, refined, reinvented and reenergized. The magic “I” of the CIO title sparks many imaginations and modern CIOs need to wear different hats and play multiple roles. Here are a set of blogs to brainstorm CIOs as “Chief Instrument Officer.” CIOs as “Chief Instrument Officer” The CIO as “Chief Instrument Officer”: How to Lead Changes and Orchestrate Digital Transformation Effortlessly Every forward-thinking organizatio
Nutanix
AUGUST 1, 2018
Businesses of varying sizes — from startups to enterprises — are adopting multi-cloud strategies to foster greater agility and innovation velocity. We’ve been tracking public cloud usage of over $1 billion on an annual basis among our customers, and we’ve discovered several cloud adoption and use patterns.
Future of CIO
AUGUST 1, 2018
Today, innovation can happen anywhere, anytime; it expands both horizontally and vertically. But it’s common that many companies tend to focus on their core competencies and often forget about the value of innovation management. Without innovation, organizations would be upstaged by the competitors that are creative because disruptive innovation will happen no matter you prepare well or not.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
Nutanix
AUGUST 1, 2018
As we come to a FY18 financial year close, I wanted to share an update with you regarding our President, Sudheesh Nair. Many of you might remember that nine months ago, he handed over the reins of the Sales organization to Lou Attanasio, our Chief Revenue Officer.
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